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DropDown.ListEntries Property

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Word Developer Reference

Returns a ListEntries collection that represents all the items in a DropDown object.

Syntax

expression.ListEntries

expression   An expression that returns a DropDown object.

Remarks

For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.

Example

This example retrieves the text of the active item from the drop-down form field named "DropDown1."

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myField = ActiveDocument.FormFields("DropDown1").DropDown
num = myField.Value
myName = myField.ListEntries(num).Name

This example retrieves the total number of items in the active drop-down form field (the document should be protected for forms). If there are two or more items, this example sets the second item as the active item.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myField = Selection.FormFields(1)
If myfield.Type = wdFieldFormDropDown Then
    num = myField.DropDown.ListEntries.Count
    If num >= 2 Then myField.DropDown.Value = 2
End If

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